Twenty-two states will raise their minimum wage in 2026, while 20 states will remain at the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
For the first time, the minimum wage is at least $15 per hour in most states.
After Missouri voters approved Proposition A in November 2024's general election, the minimum wage for workers is once again set to increase in 2026.
Missouri's minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour, effective January 1, 2026.
This year, for the first time, more Americans will earn a minimum wage of $15 per hour or higher than will earn the federal ...
Four of Iowa's neighbors raised their minimum wage at the start of 2026. See how Iowa's minimum wage compares.
Nearly 20 states kicked off the New Year with minimum wage increases, but some employment experts warn that doing so could ...
In total, 88 jurisdictions — including 22 states and 66 cities and counties — are slated to increase their minimum wages at ...
Minimum wage workers in Missouri got a pay boost on. But just across the border, the Kansas minimum wage has been stuck at $7 ...
Gov. Mike Kehoe signed Missouri's H.B. 567 into law on July 10, which raised the state's minimum wage law, but repealed earned paid sick leave. The minimum wage rate will be in effect for all ...
A number of states crossed the $15-per-hour threshold that’s long been used as a rallying cry among worker advocates.